HIPPO 2019

7th International English Language Olympiad

IESOL Assessment Listening

RQF Level: Level 1
(CEFR Level: B2)
Candidate Booklet – Listening
HIPPO 5 – S1
Preliminary Round

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES:

 Do NOT turn over the page until instructed.

 This examination is made up of 3 TASKS.
 Answer all the questions.
 If you change your mind about an answer, initial your corrections.
 Use only black or blue PEN.
 Dictionaries are NOT allowed.

Guide time: Approx. 20 minutes Total marks available: 22

Listening Task 1
Listen to the recording and circle the correct option – a, b, c, or d. An example has been
done for you.

You have one minute to read the questions before the recording is played.

You will hear the recording twice.

Example: The speakers last met:

a) last week.
b) over a month ago.
c) they cannot remember.
d) during Maria’s holiday.

41. Which best describes Maria’s holiday? 44. When Maria first reported the
problem, the airline:
a) A complete nightmare.
b) Very stressful to start with. a) was responsive and helpful.
c) The best holiday ever. b) asked the couple to fill in a form.
d) Getting worse every day. c) was slow to address the problem.
d) located the luggage within an hour.

42. Which of the following is true about

the flight to Paris?
45. When was the luggage returned to the
a) Maria paid for first class tickets. couple?
b) The flight was delayed.
c) The plane landed early. a) On the same evening.
d) Maria tried to smuggle something b) The following day.
onto the plane. c) Three days after they arrived.
d) Almost a week after they arrived.

43. What happened to Maria and Robert’s

luggage? 46. Has Maria been compensated by the
airline?
a) All their luggage was lost.
b) Only Maria’s luggage was lost. a) Yes, as soon as she made the claim.
c) Only Robert’s luggage was lost. b) Not yet, but she will be.
d) Some of the luggage was damaged. c) Not yet, but she might be.
d) No, the claim was rejected.

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Listening Task 2

Listen to the recording and circle the correct option – a, b, c, or d. An example has been
done for you.

You have one minute to read the questions before the recording is played.

You will hear the recording twice.

Example: Rachel spent her gap year 50. When Rachel first arrived in Kenya,
working: she was feeling:

a) as a school teacher. a) excited to meet the other girls.

b) at university. b) disappointed with the country.
c) as an au pair. c) comfortable in her new home.
d) with animals. d) sad to be away from her friends.

47. The main thing Rachel learnt during

her gap year was how to: 51. Living in Kenya taught Rachel that
travelling:
a) teach.
b) study. a) is tricky everywhere in the world.
c) be confident. b) is scary if you are travelling on your
d) travel cheaply. own.
c) requires a lot of preparation.
48. Rachel says that she had to be brave d) can always be done one way or
to: another.

a) make the decision to travel to 52. The word ‘matatus’ means:

Kenya.
b) tell her parents about her decision. a) stop the bus.
c) get on the plane to Kenya. b) bus drivers.
d) speak to strangers at the airport. c) minibuses.
d) public transport.

49. Before Rachel went to Kenya, she:

53. Nowadays, when things do not go to
a) received the details of her plan, Rachel:
accommodation.
a) still finds it stressful.
b) shared a room at university.
b) knows she can only blame herself.
c) used to have her own bedroom.
c) calmly accepts it.
d) requested to have her own
d) feels she has the wrong attitude.
bedroom.

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54. In Kenya, Rachel:

a) met a lot of people she didn’t like.

b) spent her time with a lot of different people.
c) bought some nice food for her mum.
d) learnt how to cook new food.

Listening Task 3

Listen to the recording and answer the questions below. There are 3 speakers. An example
has been done for you.

You have one minute to read the questions before the recording is played.

You will hear the recording twice.

Which speaker…

Speaker 1 – A Speaker 2 – B Speaker 3 – C

Example: is still at school? Speaker C

55. used to have disagreements over money? Speaker ______

56. is not sure how to answer the question? Speaker ______

57. describes somebody else who is good at saving? Speaker ______

58. enjoys saving money? Speaker ______

59. does not think they need to save money? Speaker ______

60. regularly saves money? Speaker ______

61. says that everybody should have savings? Speaker ______

62. says that savings can be used to help others? Speaker ______